Category Archives: Motivation, Enthusiasm, and Underachievement

Under the Spell of Words Author: Angela Arenivar, M.A. Citation: First published in the SENGVine, November 2011 Instead of mounting Backstreet Boys posters on my bedroom wall when I was a teenager, I opted to cover my wall with columns of words like “borborygmus” and “catarrhal” and “otorhinolaryngology.” More than anything at the age of thirteen, [...]

Maintaining Motivation: It’s a Marathon! Author: Stephen R. Balzac  Citation: Reprinted from the SENG Update, May 2009 School. It can be fun and exciting. It can also feel as though it stretches out into infinity. Whether public, private, or homeschool, elementary, middle, high school, or college, there are times when classes seem to go on forever, when [...]

“My child just doesn’t seem motivated! What can I do to help him see that he is wasting opportunities?” As a psychologist, I hear this presenting concern quite frequently from parents of gifted children. It always reminds me of something I was told many times throughout my graduate training. “As much as you might like [...]

My husband tells me that I am the biggest threat to my own possessions. I put things away where they will be safe and forget where I put them. I also have a knack for allowing things to slip under the car seat unobserved. These days it is one of the first places I look [...]